Hawzah News Agency –The Annual British Beacon Mosque Awards is back for the 4th year and Al Abbas Islamic Centre has received a nomination in 3 categories – Most Impactful Imam 2021, Best Outreach Service 2021 and Best Madrassah Service 2021.

The Beacon Mosque has been developed to recognize that the role Mosques and Islamic Centre’s play in the macro infrastructure of towns and cities is being felt and their impact on the social and cultural fabric of society is being measured.

The Beacon Mosque initiative offers Mosque leadership to rate their Mosque against a set criterion to achieve a 3*, 4* or 5* rating. A 5* rated Beacon Mosque truly serves both its congregation and the wider community, through an efficient, inclusive, and sustainable provision of services. The optimal utilization of a mosque is only achieved when leadership, management and members begin to understand the scope & purpose of the mosque; how it is not just simply a place for prayer, but a focal point for the entire community to serve, safeguard and support.

The Beacon Mosque Awards, started in 2018, the first of their kind in awarding mosques around the world, and celebrating the work of Islamic institutions in 10 different categories.

This year marks the 4th year that these awards are successfully running. The 10 categories for awards this year are – Best Run Mosque, Best Youth Service, Best Madrassah Service, Best Outreach Service, Best Women’s Service, Most Impactful Imam, Best Green Initiative, Most Impactful Alimah, Best Innovative Service and Best Future Design Award.

Al Abbas Islamic Centre has been nominated in 3 categories for the 2021 Awards. These categories are:

1. Most Impactful Imam – Nomination for Shaykh Nuru Mohamad, the resident Aalim of Birmingham.
2. Best Outreach Service 2021 – Nomination for Al Abbas Islamic Centre (Birmingham)
3. Best Madrassah Service 2021 – Nomination for Muhammadi Madrassah (Birmingham)

Currently, Al Abbas Islamic Centre is leading in all the 3 nominated categories. However, in addition to the voting, the Judges’ assessment of the evidence of finalist’s work is the main criteria.